Connected

DSC_0428-10PIN IT DSC_0640-20PIN ITA couple of weeks ago Bo and I moved into our own home. A sweet little cottage with a greenhouse window in the kitchen that is currently overflowing with little seeds sprouting the beginnings of our winter veggie patch. With the move came the end of our access to the internet and as such I”ve been completely disconnected from everything online. Which was weird when the ABC posted this little video about Bo and I that I made with them and it got some ridiculous amount of hits online and lots of comments and I had absolutely no idea any of it was happening.

I took an unplanned break from writing and blogging and recipe testing and planning and social networking to just work in person in my community developing our new projects and eating communal meals with awesome people. It’s nice to remember that the online world is at times just a facade, and that the real world outside our door is so tangible and real and it comes with hugs and meals and real people who make you laugh and cry and hurt and all the things that make us the messy imperfect crazy humans that we all are.

About ten days ago Bo and I escaped reality even further by disappearing into the Western Australian wilderness to a beautiful little town called Nannup where they hold the annual Nannup Music festival. Four days of tents and tunes, beers and baked spuds in the sun, laughter and friendship and absolutely no contact from the outside world whatsoever. There is something really lovely about being completely disconnected from the world so that you can completely connect with people you love in the moment you are in.

Just connected. No extra crap. No distractions. Just real people in real places having real good times.

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There is something totally liberating about knowing that when you strip back all of that *stuff* that the modern world encourages us to grab ahold of, we are just free.

And being free is really happy.

And happy is good.

Right?

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  • March 12, 2015 - 1:45 pm

    tricia - Simply inspiring. I’m taking a planned break from screens next week – and your post has me knowing that it’s the right thing to do. To disconnect so that I can reconnect. Thank you.ReplyCancel

  • March 13, 2015 - 2:46 am

    Raquel - Several times I’ve tried to gather up enough courage to try this for a week. To let go, disconnect everything electronic, and just connect with what/who is around me. I usually make it a day before something comes up and I turn the phone back on because someone has been trying to get a hold of me, or I have to transfer money from one account to the other and the quickest way to do it is with my phone. It seems like there is always something. An excuse to just turn everything back on. But this is still a goal I have set to accomplish sometime this year. I hope I can really put effort into doing it soon though. It’s embarrassing how addictive technology can be for me, and how easily it sucks time and moments away from us all.

    I’m so glad you and Bo were able to have this time. It looks like it was so wonderful, peaceful, and relaxing. I wish we had something like this in the states that was near by. It looks like a lot of fun. 🙂ReplyCancel

  • March 13, 2015 - 5:52 am

    Alicja - Lovely to have you back. 🙂ReplyCancel

  • March 17, 2015 - 4:52 am

    Rachel - I am always so grateful to read your words and be reminded that I don’t need any of the stuff– it’s not where my treasure lies. Although I do love making a home, I it will never make me as happy as the family and friends that fill it.ReplyCancel

  • March 20, 2015 - 8:34 pm

    A Few Good Reads | choose happy - […] It’s nice to remember that the online world is at times just a facade, and that the real world outside our door is so tangible and real and it comes with hugs and meals and real people who make you laugh and cry and hurt and all the things that make us the messy imperfect crazy humans that we all are. – from “Connected” by Sash Milne […]ReplyCancel

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